A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
I am about to recruit Mirumoto Shikei (who is a naga) from my province. Can Honored sensei produce 3 gold for him and allow me to gain honor? He is a non-shadowlands naga afterall.
Honored Sensei This Holding has +1GP, but only when it pays for a single non-Shadowlands Naga or Human Personality without your Clan Alignment; gain 1 Honor after he enters play.
I am about to recruit Mirumoto Shikei (who is a naga) from my province. Can Honored sensei produce 3 gold for him and allow me to gain honor? He is a non-shadowlands naga afterall.
Honored Sensei This Holding has +1GP, but only when it pays for a single non-Shadowlands Naga or Human Personality without your Clan Alignment; gain 1 Honor after he enters play.
Not if you are a Dragon or Naga player.
Per standard L5R wording conventions, there are 3 conditions that must be met for a Personality to trigger Honored Sensei's additional effects. He must be:
1. non-Shadowlands 2. Naga or Human 3. without your Clan alignment
In this case, if you are Dragon or Naga, Shikei will fail on point 3. If you're not Dragon or Naga, his Loyal trait will get in the way.